Fanfare, please!!
One of the silver screen’s most mysterious and haunting beauties — Kim Novak — will celebrate her 89th Birthday this year!!
We are so blessed to have her with us, not only as a living legend, but as an artist who keeps on giving more of herself through her continued creativity and self expression with her masterful paintings, sculptures, and poetry.
And since she is a favorite of mine, this fascinating actress and artist will be celebrated with…what else? A blogathon!
Born on February 13, 1933, Marilyn Pauline Novak was an early Valentine’s Day gift to the world.
Kim was Columbia’s answer to Fox’s Marilyn Monroe and a replacement for their reigning queen, Rita Hayworth, but Columbia wasn’t entirely prepared for the woman who walked through their doors.
Standing up to studio moguls, starting her own production company, then turning her back on the town which brought her fame, she chose a peaceful life as a veterinarian’s wife in Oregon.
Once torn apart by the critics, but now praised for her performances in classics such as Vertigo, The Man with the Golden Arm, and Picnic, she has emerged as a star that time could not diminish.
When the world started to appreciate her sensitivity and talent, audiences learned that her beauty extended to her soul and spirit.
Please join me as I pay tribute to the living legend, Miss Kim Novak.
She deserves all the love we can give her.
The Nitty Gritty
1. For this blogathon you may write about anything pertaining to Kim Novak. You may review her films, television work, books about her, or you may choose to discuss her present life as a caretaker and lover of animals and as a mental health activist. Whatever you choose, please keep your content respectful, otherwise it will not be accepted.
2. A topic may be covered no more than 2 times, however this does not apply to subjects on listicles.
3. I will be accepting no more than 2 posts per person. All contributions must be new material only.
4. Whatever you choose, please make sure to mention Kim in your post as she is the reason we are celebrating!
5. In your post, please include one of the blogathon banners and link back to my blog and the post that I will release on February 25th so that others may read the wonderful entries.
6. To express your interest in participating, simply leave me a comment below with the name and URL of your blog and your topic of choice. I will add you to the roster once I’ve confirmed your topic.
7. The blogathon will take place on February 25th-28th, 2022. Please publish and send your link to me on a day that the event is running…And that’s it!
Please help yourself to a banner from down below to include in your post and to help spread the word. I cannot wait to celebrate the 89th Birthday of Kim Novak with you!
Thank you – See you in February!
Topics No Longer Available
Vertigo (1958)
Pushover (1954)
Picnic (1955)
Bell, Book, and Candle (1958)
List of Participants
The Classic Movie Muse | Book Review – Kim Novak: Her Art and Life
Ticklish Business/Journeys in Classic Film | Strangers When We Meet (1960)
The Sacred in the Secular | Vertigo (1958)
The Sacred in the Secular | Bell, Book, and Candle (1958)
Realweegiemidget Reviews | The Mirror Crack’d (1980)
Taking Up Room | Vertigo (1958)
Pale Writer | Pushover (1954)
Magic Time | The Notorious Landlady (1962)
The Wonderful World of Cinema | Picnic (1955)
I Found it at the Movies | Book Review – Kim Novak: Reluctant Goddess
Silver Screenings | Pushover (1954)
18 Cinema Lane | The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Box Office Poisons | Boys’ Night Out (1962)
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies | Phffft (1954)
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood | Picnic (1955)
Movies Meet Their Match | Kim Novak’s Appearance on What’s My Line?
Totalleemac | Thank You, Kim Novak: From One Artist to Another
Diary of a Movie Maniac | Middle of the Night (1959)
Critica Retro | Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Whimsically Classic | Pal Joey (1957)
